EAST AFRICA

Somali journalists arrested for covering protests

NEW YORK: The Committee to Protect Journalists has condemned the growing number of detentions by the Somali government's security forces against journalists covering week-long protests in the KM4 area of the capital, Mogadishu. Read more >>

EAST AFRICA

IFJ pledges support for East Africa journalists

NEW YORK: The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has pledged to continue supporting journalists' unions in Eastern Africa as they build the capacity to defend press freedom and fight for the rights of their members. Read more >>

AFRICA

Social media governments: Iceland, Nigeria, Rwanda & SA

[Michelle Atagana] An increasingly crucial part of our daily lives, social media is changing the way we interact, work and live. As a truly people-oriented medium, it is even altering our concept of society and democracy. Governments, from Iceland to Nigeria, are coming up with innovative solutions for meeting the needs of their citizens. Read more >>

EGYPT

Egyptian speaker for 10th annual iWeek Conference

Ramy Raoof, online media officer at the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, is one of the speakers at the 10th annual iWeek conference, to be held in Pretoria, South Africa from 21-23 September 2011. The Internet Service Providers' Association of South Africa (ISPA) and UniForum SA (the co.za administrators) have announced that registration is now open for the event. The speakers at iWeek arrive from six continents and will provide insights into topics such as the underground economy, open spectrum, challenges of scaling, social networking and e-learning. For more, go to www.iweek.org.za.

AFRICA

MTN expands in Africa

[Bontle Moeng] MTN Group CEO Sifiso Dabengwa intends to maintain his company's market dominance by focusing on service quality and growing the company's 21 operations. Read more >>

MALAWI

Malawi: Government agency registers banned newspaper

[Gregory Gondwe] The Weekend Times, Malawi's evening tabloid which was banned by the government agency, The National Archives of Malawi, has been given a reprieve with an announcement that the ban has not only been lifted, but that the paper has now been registered. The National Archives of Malawi issued a statement indicating that the newspaper was duly registered on 19 May 2011. Read more >>

AFRICA

SA, Kenyan photographers win at Photoafrica contest

TARIFA: Photographers from South Africa and Kenya picked up awards at the fourth Photoafrica contest, which took place within the eighth African Film Festival of Tarifa in Spain. Read more >>

AFRICA

Davies maps route for free trade area

CAPE TOWN: The first phase of setting up a free trade area across 26 countries in Africa is expected to come into effect in three years, trade and industry minister Rob Davies said on Monday, 13 June 2011. Read more >>

EAST AFRICA

Somali piracy: in search of remedies for a global malady

[Wanjohi Kabukuru] Twenty years ago, when the government of Somalia collapsed, few imagined that the country's ongoing state of lawlessness would eventually spawn piracy on such a scale that the security of the western Indian Ocean region could be threatened. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Dulcé Café pushes into Africa

With the need for resources from developing countries such as China and India, coupled with the discovery of oil within more and more African countries, the economies of African countries are set for major short and medium-term growth. Based on this growth, Dulcé Café is currently launching an expansion of the franchise chain into Saudi Arabia, Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, Botswana and Angola. Read more >>

GERMANY

Germany leads Europe in online video viewing

BERLIN, GERMANY: comScore, Inc has released April 2011 data from the comScore Video Metrix service, showing that Germany leads in online video viewing across several reporting metrics for the European countries currently reported in comScore Video Metrix (France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain, Turkey and UK). Read more >>

FRANCE

YouTube Cannes Lions competitions winners announced

CANNES, FRANCE: The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity together with YouTube have revealed the winners of the two dedicated YouTube Competitions; the YouTube Cannes Lions Good Work Competition and the YouTube Cannes Young Lions 48 Hour Ad Contest. Read more >>

SWITZERLAND

FIFA U-20 World Cup media accreditation closes today

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND: FIFA is reminding media representatives wishing to cover the FIFA U-20 World Cup that the media accreditation process via the FIFA Media Channel will close on Wednesday, 15 June. Read more >>

UNITED KINGDOM

What a charming campaign

LONDON, UK: Pandora's series of 'Moments' charm bracelets allow women to express their individuality. With more than 600 different charms available, it is possible to collect and create a completely unique bracelet. The charms range from diamond and gold classic jewellery pieces to figurative silver charms picturing everything from animals to aeroplanes. Read more >>

UNITED KINGDOM

It's the golden age for the digitally empowered consumer, says PwC

LONDON, UK: A new collaborative entertainment & media industry emerges from the recession but who will pay for content and infrastructure? Read more >>

SWEDEN

A good egg

A mobile solution to the perfect boiled egg from a Swedish sandwich favourite. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Come fly with me

[Rod Baker] Air Mauritius is a small airline with big dreams and is a major carrier between South Africa and the airline's home island of Mauritius, and many, many points beyond. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Cape Dance Company at the Masque Theatre

[Debbie Hathway] I remember years ago a fellow Durban dance critic complaining that the Playhouse Theatre lights were too dark for writing notes. I make notes regardless - a comment about the performers who excelled and interesting things about aspects like the set, music, costumes and choreography. Anything that moves me and that I think will inspire people to book tickets or entertain readers who can't get to the theatre. Read more >>